Tibet Conflict Resolution

Introduction

Conflict can be defined as a form of misunderstanding between tow or even more groups and the end result of this conflict can be chaos or even wars which might led to so many people been displaced or even death . It is due to this issue then that there is the need for conflict resolution in trying to bring the two groups together and try to solve their many differences . It is in the process of trying to solve this conflicts that there is the need of a mediation group which can

be used to bring the two groups together and a good case is the China and Tibet conflicts whereby the British was used to solve the political conflicts which arose in the tow states . Now let 's try and see a brief background on the conflict between china and Tibet in the past years (Brett 2000

Background of the conflict

There have been so many conflicts between China and Tibet and these conflicts between these two groups were political conflicts hence it has led to a volatile component of the Sino American relations plus a controversial issue in the American political arena . It is argued that the major roots of the conflict between these tow groups that are China and Tibet can be traced back hundred years ago . The conflict as many researchers explain it argues that this conflict was as a result of the British attempts which were geared towards opening relations with the Tibet which also culminated in the past years 1903-1904 . It was due to these greet relations between British and Tibet that led the china Qing to have political troubles with Tibet simply because China saw Tibet as a politically subordinate hence it was due to this fact that Qing China perceived great threat to its hegemony through taking several measures of trying top increase its control over the Tibet administration something which led Tibet to refute it completely . These actions are seen to have ended by the year 1911 when the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in china . When Qing Dynasty was overthrown in China , it led the Tibetans to chase all the Chinese who were in Tibet . It was not until the year 1911-1951 when Tibet was made an independed government hence it could contact all its government activities without any interference by the Chinese government . It was due to this action that china still continued to argue that Tibet was part of its state hence led to so many political conflicts . The current disputes over the independence of Tibet which so many western countries and the United States did not recognize also participated in the growth of the political conflicts between these two groups since they failed to recognize Tibet as independed nations but still argued that it was part of china state (Dana , 2000

By the year 1949 when the republic of china was founded it 's the time which saw the end of the Tibetans defacto independence . So many communists like the Chiang Kai-shek started claiming for the Chinese sovereignty something which led to the invasion of Tibet government at the eastern province by the year 1950 and hence started forcing the Tibetans government to accept such negotiations that it was part of China . These communists quickly vanquished the Tibet forces hence led the Tibetan government to seek for help from the UN and India but they never responded positively to the request . The conflicts continued until a 17 point of agreement was signed for a peaceful liberalization of Tibet in the year 1951 and it was in this particular agreement that China was recognized as the sovereign country over Tibet but still accepted the Dalai Lamas government to continue administering Tibet but Tibet should remain under the Chinese government . It was due to these conflicts that many attempts had been raised and also used in trying to end the conflict between these two states (Dunlop , 2005

Past attempts made to resolve the conflict between Tibet and The Republic of China . There have been so many conflicts which have been influenced by the Tibet government in trying to resolve the many conflicts which arose between China and Tibet . Some of the attempts which were employed include attempts like the issue of the cultural sphere of Tibet many issues had been brought out which would be seen as trying to end the conflicts which occurred between these states Measures were used to ensure that the Tibet culture has remained in the state hence its through this argument that the Tibet culture would remain but still under the Chinese government . The major in this case was the Tibet language and it was supposed that the Tibet language would remain the commonly language which could be used in the Tibet government . This is because like any other state , you find that culture of the people has to be maintained and people should respect other people 's culture . It was due to this fact that the culture of Tibet would still remain and a good example was in the Tibetan language which would be the operating language in the Tibetan government . The education system would still continue to teach both the Tibet language plus the Chinese language so it would incorporate all the groups so that no particular group could be left behind (Brett , 2000

In the economic and the demographic sphere , negotiations were still made in trying to establish the demography of Tibet . Beijing in this case was used so much in trying to resolve this particular conflict whereby the non Tibetans that are the Chinese were to decrease substantially and in this case the Tibetans would become the beneficiary of the economic development in Tibet . So in trying to resolve this particular conflict most of the Chinese were reduced from Tibet and they were not involved in most of the economic activities of Tibet . In this case it tells us that most of the economic activities which were done on Tibet were done by the Tibet people hence meaning that they shared the economic resources among them with no Chinese involvement in the economic development of Tibet . It was due to this demography that the conflicts could be ended (Constantino , 1998

Under the political sphere which was the most cause of the conflict , it was negotiated that the Tibetans would in this case head all the parties and the government offi9ces with no invasion by the Chinese government The Tibet state would retain its political states and still continue administering the people of this particular region . You could also find that all the positions of the real power rested on the Tibetans and a good example is that the position of the first secretary will be given to the Tibetan . This was the only way these conflicts could end . This tells us that the Tibetan would predominantly be a Tibetan culture demographic and language composition . The government of Tibet would be run by the Tibetans but these Tibetans would still remain under the leadership of the Chinese communist party (Constantino , 1998

Re unification programs were still made in trying to solve these conflicts . Tibet was still urged to accept to be part of China government but it would still continue doing its many activities that is the economic activities which the country was still doing . Most of its activities would be done with no interference from the Chinese government and hence it was due to this fact that the Tibet government was forced to accept it through the many negotiations which were made between the two states . The British mediations were used so mach in trying to resolve these conflicts . They were used in trying to locate the political boundaries between china and Tibet whereby Tibet would perform its activities but would still remain under the government of China (Constantino , 1998

In the Tibet 's attempts to modernize , it formed a strong military group which would be in a position to defend the state from further hostilities from china . It sent these military groups for further training so that it could help in trying to curb such hostilities from China . Peaceful liberalizations were persuaded to the Tibetan government and this peaceful liberalization would include the religious leaders from both China and Tibet who would be involved in trying to solve these conflicts . People were assured of religious freedom since most of the people in Tibet had lost most of their religious freedom as a result of the conflicts which interrupted most of the religious , economic , social and political stabilities in Tibet . These people were assured of religious freedom hence it led to the solving of these conflicts (Dana 2000

Conclusion

Conflicts are part of human beings and it 's through conflicts that people can be in a position to live well . So in this case conflict is part of mans live and hence it 's through this particular conflicts that various means should be established by the involved groups in trying to solve them . Conflict management is very much important since its through conflict management and resolution that the different groups can be in a position to unite again and also try to unite these hostile groups from repeating the same conflicts again . Its through conflict management that the differences between the involved groups can be analyzed so that one can be in a position to know the cause of the conflict and how to solve it . This is because if a conflict is not solved , it may lead to the growth of the conflict hence affecting unity in the involved groups

Reference

Brett , J (2000 : managing conflicts : The strategy of dispute system design . Business

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Constantino , C (1998 : Designing conflict management systems . San Francisco : Jossey

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Dana , D (2000 : Conflict resolution : New York : McGraw-Hill

Dunlop , J (2005 : managing differences . MTI Publications

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